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CAR TRUCK Filed Aug. 25, 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 IN VEN TOR. I Gzaacchmo G'ambacaznz ATTORNEY] y 1930- G. GAMBACCINI 1,759,743

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ATTORNEgjf Patented May'zo; 1930 v i e fleronocnrno eemnecoim, or xnnr, 7011 'r'nuox imita ion nledzxu' 'iisitiaa, 1928. Serial noqsoreas.

10 of which these parts iare' e 30 the present invention;

' This invention relates a trunks for mail-- way cars, and has moreparticu'tajr reference to wear plates for the journ'aledboxes, gour- W trucks. 4 I a H p The primary "object of ithe invention is to provide removable wear plates which may be "readily attached to 'fthe'journalbox, journal box pedestal and equalizin banancllby means I p %ective1y protected from wear,one byftheother; 1

Amore particular oib' ect "is'to provide'iwear pirates of the above adapted *to be so attachedito the parts as toibe eflT'e'ctiVe-ly remdw ably retained rin'p1ace, l'andwhich'fare ofsirnpie and 'durab1e'con'structi0n." ,v V

Other objects willfappear as 'the' nature of the invention is better understood, and.:the 'sameeonsists'inthe =nove1 =forni, combination and arrangement of -.=p'a'rts hereinafter more fu1ly described, shown in the accompanying drawings and claimed. 5' 1 7 In the drawings; wherein like reference characters indicate correspbnding parts throughout the several views,

/ Figure 1 isan outer ende1evationa1iview of I 'a journal-box oiperatwely associated with'a car truck pedestal i andequalizing w -bar all 'equippedwith wear iplates inaccor'dance with V "Figure 2 is a sideeievational'fviewflocking toward "the right of Fig g'u re .1.; I 1 Figure 3 is an inneriendfelevational view of the device shown in Figure 1; i i

Figure 4ris a vertioalsectionon line of Figure 5 is a horizontal.section*on line"5 5 of Figure 3;

'Figur'e'fi i's'an enlarged iperspe ctive' View of the journal box removed and sshowing the present wear plate supplied ther'eto; 1

Figure 7 is 'an enlarged perspective 'view of the pedestal having the zpiesento'ivear plate supplied thereto; A "Figure8 is'an inverted :perspectiV-e View of the supportingend of the eqnalizing bar provided with a wear plate contructed "in ac"- eordance-withthe-presentihvention;'

Figiire- 9 e'i's enlarged FperSpe'tiVe View of a modified form of journal box wear plate,

employed :for: cooperation with :the pedestal; Figure =10 is anlenlarged perspective view ofthewear plate employed'on'each of the projecting ribs 'of thezpedestal jaws as shown in Figure'Zy r Figure '11 isa i-perspe'otive Viewrofaniodifiefl form of'wear plate for theiin'ner endofthe iournahbox; i

"Figure 12 is a fragmentary inner end eleavation'al View showi ng a'still Afurtheremo dified 3. fforrniof wear iplat'e a liedto the -inri'e r' end 'oftheijournal box; and w Figure '13 is.- a 'fragmentargy' View partly in side "elevationand apartLy in seotion, :df the construction shownin 'Figure IQn Referring inore in detail to the drawings, the journal box B is :provided upon' its sides wi thap'a irsof vertical iparaillel ri-bs 5 wh'ich forrn grooves or aguideways for reception of the inwardly ifiprojecting verticalr rib's'b 'onfi' 'the jaws-7 of the truth pedestal Pi Wear pl'ates sar'e provided 'to' fit in the vertical grooves of the journal box B, the same being of channel shape and each having'aweb 8 4 and side'i'flanges '9 at Frightanglesfthereto which bear against *the inner faces i-of :the {ribs Sand are secured to the latter by counter sunk screws 10 "in -the form "of the invention shown in Fi-gures 1 to "6-inc1jusi ve.

, However, the form of wear .pila'tes shown in Fig. Bymay be employed inl'ieu of the wear plates abovedescribefl. 'The forin of the invention shown in the last narnefl figure is similar 'to that above 'des'cr-i bed' exce t that the side =flanges,;9 -are not provide "with 5 screw openings for attachment to the ribs 5, but the Web is .forrnel 'atits ends with in wardiy' 'directed. tongues 11 Yatiapted to res'pectiv'ely ifiatly -=engage theftop andbottor'ri ribs T6 of the pedestal jawsffi each latter wear plate embodying a -.'wehv 13 'and fside flanges '14: :at'right angles :thereto which "e11 gagethe sites 'o'f theribs 6; illithEfO'f-Hlfdf the iirwrerftiol1 shown in Figures-1 to' 1 elusive, the wear plates for thelpedestal ribs 6 are secured to the latter by means of countersunk screws passing through the end of the "Web 13'and' entering the ribs 6 as shown clearly in Figure 7. However, as

shown in Fig. 10, the web 13 maybe impery'forate, and end ;openings 16 may be providedin 'theflside fiange's' 14:"for reception causing scoring oft-he'bear'ing surfaces, is

,ribs 17 between. which is adapted to be seated the supporting end '18 of thetusualrequaliz of screws adapted toenter'the sides jof the,

ribs '6 forcsecuring thewear plates place. Naturally, with the constructions of Figs; 9 and lO, any likelihood of loosening screws avoided; 1 I i x Thejourna'l box Bis provided on its top with the usualfupstanding spaced parallel ing' bar' 1,9, transverse-retaining rib be ing provided on thetop wall of the journal .boxf andiic'onnecting the ribs 717' for seating fret feption in altransversegroove 21 in the supporting end 18 of the equalizing? bar 19,

i V asiswe l'l known ini-the art.. In accordance .withqthe present invention, a wear'platejis provided on. the top ofpthejournalibox B and fitted betweenxtheribs 17, said-wear mediate its endsadaptedrtdfit the rib 20 and. provided with' upstandingi right an m i'lar side flanges 23fwhich are divided fat the .p'lat'e embodying aagenerally channel-shaped member includingiazweb 2lr-having an upwardlyv pressed transverse portion 22 interendsi ofthe upwardlyjpressed portion 22-to permit i rea'dy formation' of the wear .fplate troml sheet metal. This wear plateiforth'e i ournal box is preferably secured in place,

7 bylnieans ,offscrews- 24 passing. through the side vflanges123. and entering 'the ribs 17 .7

The supporting'end 18 of the equalizing bar 19' is provided with a somewhat similar form of wear plate including a web 21 adapted to "cover the underfsurfaceof the-end 18 and ,having I an intermediate upwardly pressed transverse portion; 22 adapted to fit within the groove 21, upturned side flanges 23? be; ingf formed on the web21 to fit against (the sides of the supporting end 18iofthe equaliz- 'ingbar ;as'shown clearly in Figure 8. The inner end ,ofithe web 21*5may be fastenedto theequalizingbar bymeans of spaced screws 25, andan'-up turned flange 26 maybe pro- "vided uponzthe outer endrof the web21 so 1 lthat screws 27 may be passed. therethrough V into, the outer end ofthe equalizing bar for securingfpurposes, r t

Awear plate is also provided upon the inneri endfof the journal box B for cooperation i with the adjacent outer-end ofthe hub of the car-gwheel or the-like, notshown' the latter xwear plate includinga-web 28Qadapted 'to flatlyseat'gagainst the-inner" end wall'of the journal box and having a central axle receiving openin gjs' at 29; side 'flang'es 30 being provided onrzthe w'eb to engage the sidesio't the What I claim-as newis:-

journal box at; the inner end of the latter assshown in the several views. As .fshownin Figures 3i and 6, the web 28 may be of gen- H erally rectangularform, while the side flanges 30 may not extend-the full length of the "web 'In this instance the wear plate is secured in;

place by means of screws 31 passingthrough These flanges 30 are preferably apertured as at 32 to facilitate attachment-:ofthe Wear 'plates'by means-of screws 33. Inth-e form of V the invention shown in, Figure '11, the web 28 is also provided with'aperturestl l for fur-V ther securingpurposes, whilefinthe form of the invention sho'wnrin F igs 12 and 13, the" latter apertures 3 1 areomittedandthe web 28 J is'providedat its topwitha'hookshaped ex tension 35 adaptedtto engage over the top of the inner wa ll-.36- of the usualrverticjal ee guideway which, accommodates; the :well Q place between the wall 35*and t-heusualj plate- .1 1

knowniidust excluding slide 01' plate, the

downturned' free endor billofthishook: V shaped-extension beingtightly wedgedj-in 9 closure strip 37 forrthe upper endfot .the 'guideway 'forthe dust'excluding slide-or From the foregoing description 'itriWill. i i V seen. thatI'. have provided va flan edwear 1-00 plate for each ofthe'variousfparts a apted to receive the wear incident tothe relative movea i f nalbox, whereby, uponf-proper renewal of ment between the journal'box' and pedestal and between the equalizingbar andcthe-jour-l 3 p thewear plate from time to time, said parts maybe continued in. useiindefinitely because i it thereto. Further, it is obvious that thewear plates can be inexpensively-formed of metal not directly receiving the wear and'beinfg" capable of having new wear plates'supplled i -1- 10:

of uniform thickness so as to be convenient- 1y applied to .the'trucks of railway cars al y parting from the spirit and scope of thefin-V vention as claimed.

' A" journal box having a pair ot parallel upstanding ribs,- on its top-and a transverse rib connectin'g said pair of ribs,

in combinat on w th an equalizing bar having.

Minorwchanges may be made withoutrde a supporting V en d adapted to seat upon the journal box between'saidpair of ribs and hav- "1 7 plates rcmovably applied ing a transverse groove to receive saidtransverse rib, and'wear tofon'e lofasaidparts: i a p 7 In testimony whereof I aflix' my signature r-GIQACCHINO GAMBACQINI, i310], V 

